Flowerhorn breeding 101

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yeah, i dont believe in that bare bottom business, i think it puts your fish naturally on guard because lack of substrate is really un natural...i would find a giant slab of super thin slate ...i have been fortunate because my landlords did the whole perimeter of the giant garden at my home in thin walled slate , so i dont know where your gonna get it from but think big, big fish big slate ... lay the slate on an 1 inch bed of fine sand, doesnt much matter what , then build some walls around the slate with other less monsterous pieces of slate, power feed keep longer than normal lighting in the tank, and i would definately clear out your big tank, and put the big guys in there... this is how multiple tank syndrome starts if you havent gotten it already, those are beautiful fish , longterm i would invest in a 180 and keep those 2 in there full time and only keep a few bn plecos or whatever your cleaning crew of choice is
if your tank is big enough they should be able to live in there together happily and also i wouldnt monkey with the fry either i see alot of people saying take the eggs out this and that I may be wrong butr if your water chemistry is right and your fish are happy and fed the fry should do fine in there , cichlids and other hybrids are good parents , if your just breeding for giggles then what have you got to loose , if your breeding for cash then that may be why they remove fry/eggs ect
believe me when i say im no expert , and my advise maybe worthless when someone who knows what there talking aobut better than me comes on but you have super nice fish so why not go over board .....balls deep if you will and make it more than a one time spawn,

sell em to your friends keep em... make an army of em
 
dredaquatix said:
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I was going to let her lay the eggs and aerate it after without the need of the divider.
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Yes I'm sure. Males sometimes snap after they're done breeding and may try to kill the female and vice versa. When you mean by aerate, do you mean allow the mother to take care of the eggs until they hatch? I find that method to be the best but new breeders may eat their eggs so if you don't want to chance it, I would advise removing the eggs once they're laid and fertilized.

As for bare bottom tanks, it improves the survival rate of fry. If you have gravel, when the fry become free swimming, some will get stuck inside the gravel and will not be able to get out. With sand, fry blend in pretty well with sand, so it's a lot harder to clean up when you're trying to spot waste and avoid fry. Bare tanks make for easy clean up and the fry can spot food a lot sooner. Good luck.
 
gravel is wack...... get some 3m sand, stuff is awesome, in my opinion, true about bare bottom easy clean and i do run all of my 10 gallon grow out tanks bare, but i meant in a big tank, #1 its ugly
#2 i find it makes your fish act weird and unnatural
#3 sand is so fine that the tirds and excess food stays on top for your clean up crew to get to it and or your filters or fans to take it away ,

obviouslly im not implying that you dont need to clean it but i just like it better ..... that being said im no expert, there your fish


im just saying you are lucky man , those are really nice fish and your lucky enough to have a pair.... you got it made in the shade
 
I'd say have fun learning. The best thing is trial and error, and use some common sense. Im sure your not gonna grab the eggs with your bare hands, LOL. As you can see there are mixed advices from different people that are successful hobbyists.

Good Luck man, just do some googling and some keyword searches on here. You're smart enough to get your own info and absorb what you want. There is no right and no wrong in this hobby...take a bit of advice to mind only, not to heart. I do a lot of things that will cause a lot of whining and moaning...and it all works man.
 
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